Below you can read a short story of two lost racks that I would love to try and find again. I wasn?t sure how to go about this, but know that your site is one that a lot of antler junkies look at and might be a way to start the process. If there is anyway I could get this story on your site I might get the ball rolling, but I wasn?t sure if it would be something that would fit on your site (which is why I emailed rather that posting it in the forum). Also if you have any other suggestions of how to go about this I would love to hear them. Thanks ahead of time?and thanks for a great site. I have loved your site for many years and have even had a buck or two featured on your site.
Brian Kinghorn
The Missing Racks
This is more than a very long shot, but crazier things have happened. I am writing this in the hopes the antler junkies in the west might be able to help me find some long lost antlers. Let me explain why this might be on the impossible side, but also why I am interested in at least trying.
I grew up with a tradition of hunting mule deer. My grandfather first, and then my father, loved the annual hunting trips, and when I was old enough to tag alone I was included and grew to love those magical falls. During those early years one of my favorite things to do was to go to my Grandpa?s upholstery shop and have him tell me stories of the deer he had gotten over the years. I was especially interested in the stories of the 37 inch non-typical and the beautiful tall 28 inch typical that were displayed in his shop.
In 1976 an event took place that lost those amazing racks?and with this being 40 years later is just a part of the challenge in this request. On June 5, 1976 the Teton Dam, in South Eastern Idaho, broke destroying the communities of Wilford and Sugar City, Salem and portions of Rexburg and other communities and resulting in the loss of life of 11 individuals. For those of us who went through this is was a very difficult time and the sense of loss was overwhelming. My Grandpa?s home and upholstery shop were completely destroyed and with that destruction those racks lost to the flood.
Over the next few days a miracle occurred as citizens from all over Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and other locations in the West poured into our area to help clean up and start rebuilding. Here is where my request comes into play. These racks (the typical 4x4 was a mounted head and the non-typical 7x7 a plaque mount) were impressive and the kind of things that one might pick up if they saw them, especially knowing the difficulty, in that day, of finding the owners. I am hoping that did occur and that they might be hanging in a den or in a collection somewhere in the west with a story of finding them after ?the flood?.
Ultimately I would love to get them back for my father, but I would in the very least like to be able to get them measured. My dad always felt that the typical, with it's long tines and nice frame would make the Idaho state record book, and the non-typical probably would as well, and I would love to give credit to my Grandfather for those wonderful racks. It would be awesome to get my hands on them again. As I said this is more than a very long shot, but it couldn't hurt to try.
Brian Kinghorn
The Missing Racks
This is more than a very long shot, but crazier things have happened. I am writing this in the hopes the antler junkies in the west might be able to help me find some long lost antlers. Let me explain why this might be on the impossible side, but also why I am interested in at least trying.
I grew up with a tradition of hunting mule deer. My grandfather first, and then my father, loved the annual hunting trips, and when I was old enough to tag alone I was included and grew to love those magical falls. During those early years one of my favorite things to do was to go to my Grandpa?s upholstery shop and have him tell me stories of the deer he had gotten over the years. I was especially interested in the stories of the 37 inch non-typical and the beautiful tall 28 inch typical that were displayed in his shop.
In 1976 an event took place that lost those amazing racks?and with this being 40 years later is just a part of the challenge in this request. On June 5, 1976 the Teton Dam, in South Eastern Idaho, broke destroying the communities of Wilford and Sugar City, Salem and portions of Rexburg and other communities and resulting in the loss of life of 11 individuals. For those of us who went through this is was a very difficult time and the sense of loss was overwhelming. My Grandpa?s home and upholstery shop were completely destroyed and with that destruction those racks lost to the flood.
Over the next few days a miracle occurred as citizens from all over Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and other locations in the West poured into our area to help clean up and start rebuilding. Here is where my request comes into play. These racks (the typical 4x4 was a mounted head and the non-typical 7x7 a plaque mount) were impressive and the kind of things that one might pick up if they saw them, especially knowing the difficulty, in that day, of finding the owners. I am hoping that did occur and that they might be hanging in a den or in a collection somewhere in the west with a story of finding them after ?the flood?.
Ultimately I would love to get them back for my father, but I would in the very least like to be able to get them measured. My dad always felt that the typical, with it's long tines and nice frame would make the Idaho state record book, and the non-typical probably would as well, and I would love to give credit to my Grandfather for those wonderful racks. It would be awesome to get my hands on them again. As I said this is more than a very long shot, but it couldn't hurt to try.
